transcription, транскрипция: [ nə-ˈpen(t)-thē ]
noun
Etymology: Latin nepenthes, from Greek nēpenthes, neuter of nēpenthēs banishing pain and sorrow, from nē- not + penthos grief, sorrow; akin to Greek pathos suffering — more at no , pathos
Date: 1577
1. : a potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness of pain or sorrow
2. : something capable of causing oblivion of grief or suffering
• ne·pen·the·an -thē-ən adjective